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The Finale

The feeling of someone's arms on me made my eyes fly open. I threw myself up in a seated position on my bed and looked to see Tord looking at me worried.

"Whoa Tom, are you alright? Shh it's ok. Just breathe."

He pulled me into a hug, and only then had I realized I was hyperventilating. My eyes darted to my surroundings and I was in my room. A quick glance at the alarm clock told me that it was almost 3 AM.

I pushed myself off of Tord and just went into a spiral. He quickly took notice of my breathing again and tried to calm me down.

"Tom what's wrong? Whatever it is I'm sure it was all a dream."

I shook my head. "I- I don't know. I just remember being in, in a base? I couldn't see and everything was just wrong and-"

He pulled me in for another hug and I buried my face in his chest.

"Don't worry. It was all a dream. You're safe now."

I nodded and we stayed like that for a little while. We soon both realized we wouldn't be able to sleep again, so Tord suggested we just hang out in the lab.

When we walked out of my room, seeing the house at night made something in me feel off. I ignored the feeling and continued on with Tord.

When we got into the lab, he continued to work on some odd chemicals while I watched. Seeing them change into different colors amused me. I dozed off and wasn't paying him much mind when he stood up.

He walked over to me, holding a needle of something purple.

"The fuck is that?"

He shrugged. "Haven't named it yet, but if this works, then your problems will be solved. Bringing an end to our experiments."

We shared a smile. He pulled me in for a hug with one arm and I gladly gave in. He placed a kiss on my head, and let me go.

"You should only feel a pinch. Are you ready?"

"Yeah. Just nervous."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure everything goes just fine."

He sat me down on his lab chair and I looked away as I felt my arm being pricked with the needle. It burned, I don't know what was in it but it burned. I remained still, and when I opened my eyes I was no longer in the lab.

"You're such a freak! How do you even see with those things?"

I stood there as insults were thrown at me. It was nothing new, I just learned to stand there and take it. They'd get bored eventually. They always do. But of course this would be no fun if insults were the only things being thrown.

When they finally left, I wanted nothing more than to just go home and sleep. I was left with a throbbing eye that would for sure bruise and a deep cut on my bottom lip. Middle school was dreadful. I went to my locker where I was met with Tord waiting for me. He had a tendency to wait for me in case someone tried to say anything about my eyes but they all knew better than to do it when he was around.

I let out a simple hey. Keeping my head down I dug out my backpack from my locker and grabbed my coat.

"Hey Tom are you alright? You seem more quiet than usual."

"I'm fine. I just want to sleep."

I could tell that he didn't like my answer. I didn't bother to say anything and went to walk away. He grabbed my hand, stopping me.

"Thomas. What happened."

I let out a sigh and shrugged. "Nothing. I'm just tired so can we just go?"